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P; D. BEGKWITH.

STOVE.

No. 385,991. I Patented July 10,1888.

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P. D. BEOKWITH.

STOVE.

No. 385 991. Patented July 10, 1888.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,991. dated July 10, 1888.

Application filed July 25,1887. Serial No. 245,235. (No model.)

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- Be it known that I, PHILO D. BEOKWITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dowagiac, in the county of Cass and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoves; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to'make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of heatingstoves known as the Round Oak and like heating-stoves, being an improvement on stoves heretofore patented to me. The stove as originally constructed was designed only for burning Wood. In 1883 I obtained a patent for a coal-burning attachment. (See Letters Patent No. 289,820.) Idiscovered thatin burning coal at larger amount of ashes and refuse gathered in the ash pan or pit than when burning wood, and for this reason the ash pan or pit of the old stove was found to beinsufficient, as it was too small.

The object of this invention is to overcome said objection. The ash-pan is formed integral with the base or bottom of the stove, as will be hereinafter set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

It is obvious that the ash-basin could be enlarged by making it deeper; but such a construction would be difficult and expensive to make. It would also necessitate makinglonger legs for the stove,which would make the stove too high to look well, and would make the firepot too high to warm the floor well.

By constructing the ash-pan as will be hereinafter set forth I overcome all of the above objections.

In theaccompanyingdrawings,formingapart of this specification, Figure l is a vertical central section of the stove containing my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the bottom, having the improved ash-basin formed integral therewith. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section taken on the dotted line LE 00 of Fig. 2, looking toward the right. Fig. 4 is a vertical central section of the old bottom and ash basin or receiver.

As indicated in the drawings, T represents the topof the stove; F, the magazine; D, the sheet-iron body; E, the fire-pot; B, the coalbasketm, the shaking-grate; S, the handle for operating said shaking-grate, and Z Z are the legs. All of said parts are old, and therefore need no especial mention.

B represents the base-crown or bottom having my improved ash-pan A formed integral therewith, the bottom being bell-shaped, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In one side,above the annular base-flange F, is located the hearth-opening H, having the inclined bottom 01, which bottom at the upper end or portion drops slightly beyond the inthe ash-pan is formed on and suspended from the inner periphery of the flange O. This shows the old way of fgrming the parts.

In Fig. 3 it will be observed that the ashpan A is much larger in diameter at the top and bottom, but no deeper than the old ashpan of Fig. 4. This is accomplished by casting onto the under face of the bottom B the upper end of the ash-pan A at a point about midway of the Width of the bottom or basecrown B, as clearly shown at a: of Fig. 3.

It will be observed on looking at Fig. 3 that the diameter of the ash-receptacle A at the point of itsjuncture with the base B is much larger than the diameter of the circular opening 25 in the top of the base, and that the open horizontal supporting-flange G overhangs the ash pan or receptacle A, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

In order to properly support the ends act of 5 IOO extends from the top of the annular flange F to the bottonik of the ash-pan, and through said opening the ashes and refuse are removed from the ash-pan. It is of great importance to have the ash-pan cast onto or formed integral with the bottom, as only such a construction will make an airtightstove at the bottom.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what Ielaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The herein-described stove-bottom, having the hearth-opening in one side thereof, the horizontal overhanging open flange C, the ribs f f, attached thereto at a a, and projecting inward flush with said open flange C, the ashpan formed integral with and onto the under face of the bottom B, the diameter of the ash pan being greater than the inner diameter, t, of the open flange O, as and for the purposes specified.

2. In combination with the herein-described stove-bottom,having open flange O, the hearthopening, the ash-pan formed integral with and joining the under face of the bottom at about midway of the bottoins width, the vertical flanges ff, forming side walls to the hearth opening H, said flanges ff extending into the ash-pan flush with the inner edge of the flange 0,, joining the flange 0 to the ash-pan, the whole formed integral, as and for thepurposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PHILO D. BECIUVITH.

Witnesses:

FRED. E. LEE, 1. S. STAFFORD, Jr. 

